The Les Paul Studio was an important innovation of Les Paul’s classic dream guitar. As the name implies, the Les Paul Studio was intended for studio musicians who desired a basic, unadorned Les Paul that weighed less than standard models. Introduced in the early ‘80s, the Les Paul Studio instantly became a favorite for Les Paul lovers of all ages. The Epiphone Les Paul Studio offers Les Paul fans a classic favorite that has lost none of its bite and can easily take on Les Pauls from any era.

Epiphone's long and rich history with legendary guitarist and innovator Les Paul dates back to the early 1940's when Les, working late at night at the Epiphone factory on 14th St. in New York City, created the world's first solid body electric guitar, better known as "The Log." Over the years, Les continued to work closely with Epiphone luthiers reviewing new product ideas and offering suggestions. It was also Les' timely call to Gibson in the late '50s that saved the company for future generations when he encouraged friend and innovator Ted McCarty to rescue and Epiphone and bring the company into the Gibson family of instruments. “Epiphone always made a good guitar,” Les liked to say fondly.

The Epiphone Les Paul Studio offers all the trademark tone and playability of its higher priced counterparts in a streamlined, no-frills, affordable package. Boasting a mahogany body, carved top, and a set mahogany neck, the Epiphone Les Paul Studio gives all the essentials that make this guitar worthy of the Les Paul name. Rosewood fingerboard with medium jumbo frets and a 12” radius for clean string-bending without fretting out. Add in a pair of hot Alnico Classic Humbuckers, Tune-o-matic bridge and LockTone stopbar tailpiece and you are ready for any type of gig. Case not included.

OK lets be real. I would love to play my 76 Gibson Les Paul in a club setting. But it too precious. Instead I play my Epiphone Les Pauls at all my shows. All are 100 percent stock. They play and sound tremendous. I have a Junior, a Studio and a Custom. They cover country, rock and standards true to life. Awesome looks, feel and sound. If you are looking for really dark sound. Buy an Epiphone Les Paul and a DiMarzio D Sonic pickup, Then OMG Hold on to your [*]

I was hesitant to play after seeing the look of it; it was much less sturdy than i had hoped, i think the raised pickguard somehow made me feel as though it would just snap off. i played thru a 120w crate flexwave..cut midrange and got a full blown death metal growl from the dense mahogany body. switched to a fuller midranged tone and captured a sweet melodic metal sound. Great, full, fast neck. rather than wanting a thin neck usually good for speed, the fuller shape actually increased the ease of playability for me. great guitar for the price, great looks, only wished for p'ups with more bite, but for the price, this is a STEAL for a REAL Les Paul!